Magnetic gun holder



3, 1959 w. H. WHITE 2,910,804

MAGNETIC GUN v, HOLDER Filed April 5, 1957 F .5 BY a {9' ATTORNEY gINVENTOR.

United States Patent Q MAGNETIC GUN HOLDER Willard H. White, Tulsa,Okla.

Application April 3, 1957, Serial'No. 650,368

2 Claims. (Cl. 46-242) This invention relates to an improved pistolholder and more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to amagnetic holder for a childs my gun or knife, and the like.

The present day interest of the public in western type adventurestories, in movies and television has created a great market in the toyindustry for pistol and holster sets. In addition, the currentdevelopment in modern science has provided a great interest in thepossibilities of future space travel and has created a demand forfuturistic type toy space guns or disintegrator ray gins, and the like.

With these and other advantages. in mind, the present inventioncontemplates a novel pistol holster or holder so designed andconstructed to utilize the principles of magnetic attraction betweenmetals for holding a pistol, gun, or toy knife, or the like, on aholster belt member. The magnet feature lends itself well to the westerntype toy pistols in that it permits a rapid removal of the gun from theholster to provide a faster draw for the child using the toy than isnormally possible with the conventional gun holster available today. Thenovel magnetic holder member is also readily applicable to thefuturistic type of toy gun design in that the radical difference ofappearance and utilization between the new magnetic gun holder and theold conventional type gun holster is so great as to lend a futuristicappearance and action to the novel holder member. Furthermore, the toyspace gun, or disintegrator ray gun itself may be made even morefuturistic in appearance by the addition of the magnetic .iembersthereon for facilitating the securing of the gun to the gun holdermember. In addition, the novel gun holder is simple in utilization andeconomical in construction.

It is an important object of this invention to provide a novel holdermember for toy guns, and the like, so designed and constructed to lenditself to both western and futuristic type guns, and the like.

It is another object of this invention to provide a novel holster memberfor toy pistols, and the like, which is so designed and constructed toprovide for a rapid removal of the pistol from the holster. 1

Another object of this invention is to provide a novel holder for toyguns and knives, and the like, which utilizes the magnetic forceattraction between metallic materials for securing the gun to theholster member.

Still another object of this invention is to provide a novel gun holderwhich is simple and efficient in operation and economical and durable inconstruction.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be evident from thefollowing detailed description, read in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a gun holster embodying the invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of a gun embodying the invention.

Figure 3 'is a perspective view of a knife holster embodying theinvention.

Figure 4 is a side elevational view of a knife embodying the invention.

Figure 5 is a partial view on a reduced scale of the novel gun holsterhaving a gun disposed thereon.

Referring to the drawings in detail, reference character 10 refers ingeneral to a gun holster comprising a belt portion 12 having a suitablebuckle member 14, or the like, for securing the belt around the body ofa child or person. A gun holder member 16 is preferably slidablydisposed on the belt member 12, but not limited thereto, and extendsdownwardly therefrom for receiving a suitable gun 18. The gun holdermember 16 is preferably constructed from a suitable leather or fabricrn'aterial complementary to the belt portion 12, and is substantiallyflat and of a configuration complementary to the silhouette of the gunmember 18 with which it is desired to use the holster 10, as clearlyshown in Fig. l. A metallic plate member 26 is suitably secured to orembedded within the gun. holder member 16 in such a manner that at leastone face thereof is exposed to receive the gun 18 thereagainst. Asuitable outwardly extending flange or stop member 22 is provided at thelower end of the plate member 20 for limiting the downward movement ofthe gun 18 thereon in the event the gun slides on the plate during theutilization of the holster 10.

The pistol or gun 18 may be of any desired design, such as thefuturistic type depicted in Figure 2, or a western type (not shown), orthe like. The gun may be fabricated in any suitable manner and may beconstructed of any suitable material such as plastic, metal, rubber, orthe like. A pair of spaced magnets 24 and 26 are provided on at leastone side of the gun 18, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. It will be apparentthat a pair of similar magnets may be provided on both sides of the gun,if desired, thereby providing a gun which may be for either right orleft handed operation.

The gun 18 may be secured to the holster 10 by merely placing the gunadjacent the holder member 16 whereby the magnets 24 and 26 are incontact with the metallic plate member 20. The attraction between themagnets and the plate member 20 securely retains the gun in position onthe holder member 16.

During vigorous playing and running of the wearer, the gun may tend toslip downwardly on the plate member 20. The stop member 22 limits thedownward move ment of the gun 18 and assures that the magnets 24 and 26will not slip off the plate 20 to break the magnetic attraction forcetherebetween. It will be apparent that the belts 12 may be provided withtwo or more of the holder members 16 in order to hold a plurality of theguns 18, if desired.

In the case of a gun 18 of a metallic structure, it may be desirable toconstruct the plate 20from a magnetic material, or to provide aplurality of magnetized portions thereon. In this manner, the metal ofthe gun structure will be attracted by the magnetic properties of theplate 20 to secure or retain the gun on the holster 10, as hereinbeforeset forth.

A plurality of spaced relatively small magnetized metallic strips 28 maybe provided on the belt 12 to receive metallic bullets (not shown) andretain the bullets thereon, if desired. It will be apparent that thebullets may be magnetized, in lieu of the strip member 28, if desired,to provide the magnetic attraction therebetween.

Referring now to Fig. 3, a holster 30 is depicted comprising a beltmember 32 similar to the belt 12. A knife scabbard portion or holdermember 34 is preferably slidably secured to the belt member 32, but notlimited thereto. The knife scabbard 34 is preferably constructed of asuitable leather or synthetic fabric complementary ably secured to thescabbard member 34 in such a manner that at least one face thereof isexposed to receive the knife 36 thereagainst.

The knife member 36 may be of any desired fabrication, or design, andmay be constructed from any suitable material, such as rubber, orplastic, or the like. A suitable magnet member 40 is provided on theknife 36, and

may be suitably secured thereto or embedded therein.

The knife 36 may be secured to the knife holster 30 by placing the knifeon the scabbard portion 34 adjacent the plate member 38. The magneticattraction between the metallic plate member 38 and the magnet member 40in the knife will retain the knife on holster member 30.

The knife is usually of a light weight construction, such that therewill be substantially no tendency of the knife to slide downwardly onthe scabbard. However, a stop member (not shown) similar to the stopmember 22 may be provided on the lower end of the plate member 38, ifdesired.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that the present inventionprovides a novel magnetic type gun holder so designed and constructed toreceive and retain a gun or knife member, such as a childs toy, but notlimited thereto. The novel holster member provides for a rapid removalof the gun therefrom for facilitating the utilization thereof andenhancing the efiiciency of the holster member. The holster member issimple and efiicient in operation and economical and durable inconstruction.

Changes may be made in the combination and arrangement of parts asheretofore set forth in the specification and shown in the drawings, itbeing understood that any modification in the precise embodiment of theinvention may be made within the scope of the following claims withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

1. A gun holster comprising a belt member, a gun holder member slidablydisposed on the belt member, a gun, said gun holder member substantiallyflat and of a configuration complementary to the silhouette of the gun,a magnetic metallic plate member provided on the holder member, magneticmeans provided on'the side of the gun for cooperating with the metallicplate member to retain the gun on the holder member and stop meansprojecting from the plate member for limiting downward sliding movementof the gun thereon.

. 2. A holster member for a toy gun, and comprising a belt member forsecuring the holster around the body of a person, a gun holder member ofa configuration complementary to the gun extending downwardly from thebelt member, a magnetic metallic plate member provided on the gun holdermember and having at least one face thereof exposed to receive the gunthereagainst, magnetic means provided in the gun for retaining the gunadjacent the metallic plate member, and stop means extending from theplate member for limiting downward sliding movement of the gun thereon.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS D.84,841 Mordt Aug. 11, 1931 2,176,052 Beyer Oct. 17, 1939 2,457,032 CaseDec. 21, 1948 2,594,955 Markowitz Apr. 29, 1952

